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China To Launch 15 To 16 Satellites In 2009
Beijing (XNA) Mar 10, 2009China plans to launch 15 to 16 satellites this year, Zhang Jianqi, deputy chief commander of the manned space project, said here Monday. "Though the global financial crisis is taking toll on world economy, it has no impact on China's space programs," Zhang, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature, told media. China is at present "batch-producin ... more Macao Donates 14 Million Yuan To Mainland Space Program 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 10, 2009Macao people donated 14.46 million yuan (2.1 million U.S. dollars) to the China Space Foundation (CSF) at a ceremony in Beijing. The donation came from 49 Macao businessmen and the non-governmental Macao Foundation, said a statement from the CSF after the ceremony. Of the fund, 2.5 million yuan would go to Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and 1.5 million to Xichang Satellite Launch Ce ... more Scholarships Established For Aerospace Research 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 10, 2009China Aerospace Science and Industry (CASIC) announced on Sunday the establishment of a scholarship worth 5 million yuan (about 714,280 U.S. dollars) for aerospace research in five prestigious domestic universities. The five universities are Tsinghua University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Beihang University, Beijing Institute of Technology and Northwestern Polytechnical University. ... more 'Reckless' Chinese ships harassed Navy vessel: US 
Washington (AFP) March 9, 2009Five Chinese vessels maneuvered dangerously close to a US Navy ship in the South China Sea on Sunday, closing within 25 feet of the unarmed surveillance ship, the Pentagon said. "This was a reckless, dangerous maneuver that was unprofessional" and violated international law, Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters on Monday. The United States protested to Chinese author ... more NKorea's Kim to visit China: state media 
Seoul (AFP) March 10, 2009North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is to make an official trip to China, state media said Tuesday, as the two allies celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations. The Korean Central News Agency said in a short statement that Kim had accepted an invitation from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. The statement gave no further details and did not say when the visit would go ahead. "Kim Yong ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) March 9, 2009China has completed an extreme-depth underwater craft capable of sending researchers 7,000 metres (23,100 feet) deep, state media said Monday. The submersible was built last year and testing was slated to begin soon, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing Sun Zhihui, director of the State Oceanic Administration. A submersible differs from submarines in that it typically depends on a mot ... more Taiwan to scrap conscription as China ties improve 
Taipei (AFP) March 9, 2009Taiwan will phase out its decades-old military conscription policy over the next five years, the defence minister said Monday, amid warming ties with China. Currently all men aged over 20 are required to do one year's military service. But Defence Minister Chen Chao-min told reporters that the structure of Taiwan's military manpower will undergo a dramatic change over the next few years. ... more China steps up PR blitz for Tibet anniversary 
Beijing (AFP) March 9, 2009China has ramped up a public relations blitz ahead of Tuesday's 50th anniversary of a Tibetan uprising, part of a long-time propaganda war that wins support at home but often distrust abroad. The nation's capital Beijing has in recent days hosted several plays and dance shows, as well as a large exhibition, celebrating what authorities say has been the improvement of Tibetan lives under Chin ... more First China-assembled Airbus set for June delivery: report 
Beijing (AFP) March 9, 2009China's first domestically-assembled Airbus A320 is due to be delivered in June, state media reported Monday, quoting a local government official. Mayor Huang Xingguo of the northern city of Tianjin, where Airbus has operated an assembly plant since last year, said a total of 11 planes would be assembled at the plant this year, the Xinhua news agency reported. It did not say how many of ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) March 8, 2009Chinese authorities have imposed a security lockdown in Tibet as the Himalayan region this week marks the sensitive 50th anniversary of a failed uprising that sent the Dalai Lama into exile. China's leaders are desperate to prevent protests by Tibetan monks and nomads after violent unrest last year embarrassed the leadership in the lead-up to the Olympics in Beijing. The Dalai Lama has c ... more China says Tibet crackdown needed for 'stability' 
Beijing (AFP) March 8, 2009China on Sunday sought to justify a security lockdown in Tibet with a commentary on state media saying it was necessary to protect people against fresh violence in the Himalayan region. The article, published by the Xinhua news agency, appeared aimed at countering any foreign criticism of dramatically tightened security ahead of Tuesday's sensitive anniversary of an anti-Chinese uprising. ... more China still mum on number of students killed in quake 
Beijing (AFP) March 8, 2009China declined on Sunday to reveal how many schoolchildren were killed in last year's devastating earthquake, saying the politically sensitive figure still was not calculated nearly 10 months later. Schools bore the brunt of the May 12 quake in Sichuan province, with thousands collapsing on top of their students, fuelling angry charges from parents that official corruption had led to shoddy ... more Dalai Lama wants 'Greater Tibet,' China says 
Beijing (AFP) March 7, 2009China Saturday accused the Dalai Lama of seeking to carve out a "Greater Tibet" and warned other countries to shun contact with him just days before a sensitive anniversary in the tense region. Beijing has made similar accusations before, but Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi's comments come amid a lockdown of Tibetan regions for Tuesday's 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rul ... more
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